Hammerhead6814
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- Apr 6, 2009
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Taurus: Brazil.
Rock Island Armory: Philippines.
Norinco: China.
Armscor: Philippines.
American Classic: Made by Armscor.
Firestorm: Made by Metro Arms, Philippines.
This one is heart-breaking:
Springfield Armory: Imbel makes the receivers and apparently some other parts . Imbel: Brazil!
:banghead:
The only company that as far as I can tell makes everything in the USA is Kimber!
Don't get me wrong. It's not that I think 1911's made elsewhere in the world are sub-standard. I don't believe they make a bad pistol. If they did they wouldn't be getting glittering reviews. Rock Island Armory for one is an amazingly popular 1911 here in Western Missouri. I almost always see one at the range.
But the 1911 is an American designed icon! What the AK-47 is to rifles, and the Remington 870 is to shotguns, the 1911 is to pistols. Yet I could only turn up one stinking company that makes a completely American 1911?
When searching for companies those are the ones I found. Did I miss one? Any one at all?
Rock Island Armory: Philippines.
Norinco: China.
Armscor: Philippines.
American Classic: Made by Armscor.
Firestorm: Made by Metro Arms, Philippines.
This one is heart-breaking:
Springfield Armory: Imbel makes the receivers and apparently some other parts . Imbel: Brazil!
:banghead:
The only company that as far as I can tell makes everything in the USA is Kimber!
Don't get me wrong. It's not that I think 1911's made elsewhere in the world are sub-standard. I don't believe they make a bad pistol. If they did they wouldn't be getting glittering reviews. Rock Island Armory for one is an amazingly popular 1911 here in Western Missouri. I almost always see one at the range.
But the 1911 is an American designed icon! What the AK-47 is to rifles, and the Remington 870 is to shotguns, the 1911 is to pistols. Yet I could only turn up one stinking company that makes a completely American 1911?
When searching for companies those are the ones I found. Did I miss one? Any one at all?